Diego Domínguez (rugby union)

Diego Dominguez

Birth name	Diego Dominguez
Date of birth	(1966-04-25) 25 April 1966
Place of birth	Córdoba
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1997 Amatori Rugby Milano () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2004 Stade Français () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1991–2003 1989 Italy Argentina 74 2 (983) (27)

Diego Dominguez (born 25 April 1966 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a former Argentine rugby union fly-half who played for Argentina and Italy, winning 74 caps for the latter.

In 1986 Dominguez toured France with the Argentine national team, but saw his opportunities lacking by Hugo Porta. He scored 27 points in two games for Argentina. Because of the little opportunities, he decided that he would turn to Italy, his grandmother's homeland. After the tour with Argentina, he played for a year in France, and then moved to Milan in Italy.

Dominguez then made his Italian debut in March 1991 against France. Dominguez played for the Azzurri at fly-half in three world cups in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He is one of only five players (Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson, Ronan O'Gara, and Neil Jenkins) in history to have scored more than 1,000 points.

In 1997 he moved to Stade Français and was part of the French champions' 1998 side. Stade also reached the final of the Heineken Cup in 2001 but despite Dominguez kicking 30 points, they lost to Leicester Tigers.

He announced his retirement in 2000 but was persuaded to return as there was no heir apparent. He played his last game for Italy on 22 February 2003 against Ireland.

External links

• Planet-Rugby Argentina stats
• Planet-rugby stats for Italy and biography